CONSTITUTION
AND BY-LAWS
Revised March 2003
ARTICLE 1 – NAME AND PURPOSE
SECTION 1 – NAME
This club shall be called the
Triangle Bassmasters.
SECTION
2 – PURPOSE
To stimulate
public awareness of bass fishing as a major sport. To
offer our State Conservation Department our organized moral and political
support and encouragement. To promote full adherence to all conservation
codes, to demand adequate water standards and legal enforcement of existing
regulatory standards. To detect and report any polluter and
call public attention to their crime. To improve our
skills as Bass Anglers through a fellowship of friendly exchange of expert bass
catching techniques and ideas. To promote and
encourage youth fishing and a love for this great recreation. To
function as a dynamic and effective link with other clubs embracing the
principles and purposes of the Triangle Bassmasters.
ARTICLE 2 – MEMBERSHIP
SECTION
1 – REQUIREMENT FOR MEMBERSHIP
To become a Club member a person
shall:
(A) Voluntarily express a
genuine interest in membership.
(B) A person may become a member
of Triangle Bassmasters at any time he had two sponsors, attends one meeting,
pays his dues and is voted in by a majority of the members present. Person must
be a member in good standing with dues paid to be eligible for any major
prizes. The prospective new member does not have to be present but must have
completed an application for membership.
(C) Any new member must be
resident of the
(D) All present members who
reside outside of the
(E) Upon becoming a member of
Triangle Bassmasters, each new member will be issued a copy of the By-Laws,
Tournament Schedule and Membership Roster.
SECTION
2 – TYPES OF MEMBERSHIP
There are two types of membership.
(A) Active member – Should
attend a minimum of two thirds of all Club meetings.
(B) Associate member – Children
or grandchildren (15 years old or younger) of an active Club member may be
added to the club membership at the request of the sponsoring member.
Requirements for membership or Club dues do not apply.
SECTION
3 – MEMBERSHIP DUES
(A) The membership dues for
active members shall be $20.00 per calendar year due annually in January, or
upon being voted into the Club. Any person joining before August 31st
will be required to pay their dues in full for that year. Any person joining
after August 31st will only be require to
pay half of the full years dues. All money collected for dues, projects and
tournaments shall be used for the good of ALL members, for tournament prizes,
social activities for their families, annual trophies and prizes.
(B) All Elected Officers shall
receive free membership (Club dues) for that year.
(C) Tournament assistants
appointed by the Tournament Director shall receive $10.00 off their yearly
dues.
(D) All Elected Officers and
Tournament assistants must serve full term o forfeit their above benefits. The
Club must be refunded if the member fails to serve their full term.
(E) Any member that has 20 years
or more collective membership of Triangle Bassmasters will be considered a
“life” member and membership dues will not apply to that member.
ARTICLE 3 – OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES
SECTION 1 - THE OFFICERS OF THE CLUB SHALL CONSIST OF :
(1) PRESIDENT – Preside of all
meetings and direct all official business. Appoint and direct all committee
functions. Supervise all Club functions.
(2) VICE-PRESIDENT – Preside in
absence of President. Assist on the Clubs behalf in anyway they can.
(3) SECRETARY – Maintain
accurate minutes of all meetings. Maintain regular liaison between Club and
Bass Anglers Sportsman’s Society National Headquarters and the VA BASS
FEDERATION. Read the minutes of the last meeting to any member who calls or
comes at a reasonable time. Will be responsible for keeping an inventory of
approx. 5 copies of the By-Laws, Tournament Schedule and Members list be issued
to all new members. Will be responsible for generating copies of the By-Laws,
Tournament Schedule and Members list to be distributed to all members present
at the March meeting each year. Any monies spent by the Secretary to perform
his duties are the responsibility of the Club, as long as the Club first
approves the expenditures.
(4) TREASURER – Maintain
accurate financial records and report these records at each club meeting. Give
financial report to anyone who calls or comes by at a reasonable time. Any Club
transaction must be made by check and must be approved by the Club. All checks
must be signed by two current officers and must be set up in an account that
requires this. Anyone approved to send club money, who
pays with cash, must have a valid receipt to be refunded. The Club shall not
write blank checks.
(5) TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – Chair
all committee meetings associated with tournaments. Shall appoint three (3)
assistants. Take charge of all tournament outings insuring correct starting and
stopping of all club tournaments. Responsible for the weighing in of all fish
caught and insuring that all rules are enforced. Maintain records of each
tournament and maintain the yearly individual and team standings. Report yearly
and team standings at each Club meeting. Give yearly and team standings to
anyone who calls or comes by at a reasonable time.
SECTION
2 – ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The election of officers shall be
held annually at the January meeting each year. Elections shall be by simple
majority of members present.
SECTION
3 – ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE
Each current member is entitled to
one vote. Effective
SECTION
4 – TERM OF OFFICE
The term of office is one year,
which will begin at the January meeting and will end in January of the
following year.
SECTION
5 – VACANCIES OF OFFICE
In the event of an Office vacancy,
nominations shall be asked for and an election will be held to fill the vacated
term of Office.
SECTION
6 – ELIGIBILITY FOR HOLDLING OFFICE
To be eligible for Office, a member
must:
(A) Have been a member for at
least one year.
(B) Have attended at least 50%
of Club meetings or 50% of all Club functions
(C) Have shown an active
interest in all Club functions.
ARTICLE 4 – METHOD OF AMENDING
THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS
SECTION
1:
(A) The constitution and by-laws
may be amended at any club meeting by a two thirds vote of the Club members
present. Proposed amendments must be presented to the president in writing, for
presentation to the Club members.
(B) The constitution and by-laws
will be reviewed and changes recommended where necessary annually in January by
a voluntary Club committee.
(C) By-laws and Amendments are
in effect for the year dated on the top of the first page only. A copy of the
new By-laws with Amendments added and the new date of copy will be issued to
all active members present at the March meeting of each New Year.
(D) The Secretary will be
responsible for adding any Amendments to the file copy of the By-laws under
Article 4 – Amendments. The secretary will make sure the Tournament Directors
By-laws and kept up to date.
ARTICLE 5 – REMOVAL OF MEMBERSHIP
SECTION
1 - A MEMBER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP ROLL FOR THE FOLLOWING -
(A) Failure to pay Club dues by
the last meeting in November (dues are due in January)
(B) Any action that would
reflect dishonor or disgrace on the Club.
ARTICLE 6 – TOURNAMENTS
SECTION
1 – TEN (10) CLUB SCHEDULED TOURNAMENTS
(A) To be eligible to vote on
the ten (10) scheduled tournaments, the member must have fished at least five
(5) of the previous year’s tournaments.
(B) The scheduled tournaments
will be set up annually at the November yearly Club meeting by a committee.
This schedule will be presented and voted upon by membership at the December
yearly Club meeting. Once the tournament schedule has been voted upon, the
Locations, Dates and Starting Times will not be changed unless there is an
extreme emergency. Pounds and hundredths of pounds of eligible fish caught plus
two (2) pounds for participation in each Tournament will be counted toward the
yearly team and individual standings
(C) In each calendar year of ten
(10) tournaments, each member must elect one tournament to be “dropped” from
their individual yearly standings. Yearly team will be based on a total the ten
(10) tournaments.
SECTION
2 – ELIGIBILITY TO FISH SCHEDULED TOURNAMENTS
(A) Any active or associate
member in good standing (dues paid) is eligible to participate in all scheduled
Club tournaments.
(B) Any active member can have a
guest partner for one (1) tournament only. Guests cannot be used during the
“Members Only” tournament (Money Tournament).
(C) Associate members are
eligible for the “Members Only” tournament (Money Tournament).
(D) Any tournament fished will
be added to the yearly individual standings.
(E) In each calendar year of ten
(10) tournaments, each member must elect one tournament to be “dropped” from
their individual yearly standings. Yearly team will be based on a total the ten
(10) tournaments.
SECTION
3 – ENTRY FEES
The entry fee for all Club scheduled
tournaments will be $20.00 per participant.
SECTION
4 – TOURNAMENT PAYOUT
|
Boats |
Total $ |
Club $ |
Big Fish |
Remainder |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
|
1 |
40 |
4 |
5 |
32 |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
80 |
7 |
10 |
63 |
38 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
120 |
11 |
15 |
95 |
57 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
160 |
14 |
20 |
126 |
76 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
200 |
18 |
25 |
158 |
95 |
63 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
240 |
21 |
30 |
189 |
113 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
280 |
25 |
35 |
221 |
132 |
88 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
320 |
28 |
40 |
252 |
151 |
101 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
360 |
32 |
45 |
284 |
170 |
113 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
400 |
35 |
50 |
315 |
158 |
95 |
63 |
|
|
|
11 |
440 |
39 |
55 |
347 |
173 |
104 |
69 |
|
|
|
12 |
480 |
42 |
60 |
378 |
189 |
113 |
76 |
|
|
|
13 |
520 |
46 |